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Industry funds show strongest growth in assets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
... "Assets continue to grow, membership is growing and investment returns continue to be among the best in the sector. But the major weapon in the industry fund arsenal is their returns edge for their diversified investment choices. According to SelectingSuper's ...

K2 keeps kicking goals

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
... investing in international equities despite a sharply rising Australian dollar and mixed performance from a number of the major offshore markets," said Mark Newman, chief investment officer and co-founder of K2. K2 Asset Management currently manages ...

AIG and netwealth ride again

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
... continuance insurance to their Super Wrap - Personal Super and Employer Sponsored Super, adding a range of new features. Five major insurers were invited to tender, with AIG eventually being picked after a five month review. AIG's retail offering will ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
... signalled it would remain on guard about inflation, which would take an interest-rate cut off the table. After the decision, the major indices swung rapidly from being little changed to moderately higher, only to swoop lower, climb again and then fade ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
The Australian stock market has shot out of the gate with the major indices over one per cent up after yesterday's heavy losses. This was on the back of energy and technology stocks pushing Wall Street back into positive territory. At 1015 AEST, the ...

Most finance executives support ESG reporting

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
A survey of senior finance industry executives reveals that the economy-wide costs of ignoring sustainability issues such as climate change outweigh the costs of addressing it, but they believe more industry and national leadership is needed. The research ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
... beaten-down shares after a three-day slide, and a nearly two per cent jump in oil prices boosted demand for energy companies. Major indices had fallen earlier in the day after weaker-than-expected durable goods data. Shares of Bear Stearns Cos rose 2.8 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2007
... selling and a bit of end of financial year machinations that the market is not down more." Commodity price falls hit the major miners, with BHP Billiton off 26 cents to $34.55. Rio Tinto withdrew further from last week's $100-plus record, down 72 cents ...

Credit Suisse puts twist on hedge indexing

... Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Index Tracker fund invests in a diversified portfolio of open and closed hedge funds from ten major hedge fund strategies and recently raised US$1.1 billion from investors. Alex Haynes, national research and platform manager ...

Economic round-up: Infrastructure's renovation rescue

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2007
... State budget rounds have been completed and reveal that the Australian States remain on solid ground fiscally speaking. The major impact of running-down infrastructure in the name of debt reduction has finally been taken on board and the penny-pinching ...